President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new appointments at the Ministry of Communication with Professor Adeolu Akande as a replacement for Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye as Chairman, Board of Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.
The new appointments are said to be aimed at fast tracking the targets and mandate of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
The appointment will be subject to the confirmation by the Senate.
In a similar vein, Mr Uche Onwude (South East) replaces Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume (South East) as Non-Executive Commissioner.
At the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Dr. Abubakar Sa’id replaces Prof. Adeolu Akande as board chairman; Dr Habibu Ahmed Imam (North West) replaces Dr Lawal Bello Moriki, North West while Dr. Mohammed Sa’idu Kumo is board member.
At the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi (South West) replaces Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi South West as Postmaster General/CEO Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) and Professor Muhammed Bello Abubakar replaces Architect Yusuf Kazaure.
At the Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat), Architect Yusuf Kazaure replaces Dr George Nnadubem Moghalu as board chairman; Dr. Najeem Salam replaces Samson Osagie as Executive Director, Marketing and Business Development; Professor Abdu Ja’afaru Bambale replaces Kazeem Kolawole Raji as Executive Director, Technical Services while Hadi Mohammed replaces Mohammed Lema Abubakar as Executive Director, Administration.
